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700 Hornby Hat Trick R3240 Drummond Review
So far this year Hornby have definitely be hitting the back of the net with their locomotive releases. The K1 and J15 have both been well received and provided much encouragement that Hornby are back in the saddle. The latest … Continue reading
Posted in blog, British Rail, Canon G10, DCC, dcc sound, hobbies, Hornby, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, OO Gauge, Photography, R3240, research, review, Southern Region, toytrainset, train set, Uncategorized
Tagged 700 class, black motor, Drummond, Hobby, Hornby, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, R3238, R3239, r3240, R3304, Railway Modeller
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Never mind the bollocks,
‘Most people don’t understand how to change and readily accept the formats that are given to them.’ Author Mr Johnny Rotten Well if that one sentence doesn’t sum up the overriding conservative, sometimes moribund attitude of railway modellers to the … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, DCC, dcc sound, history, hobbies, Hornby, life, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, n gauge, Nevard, OO Gauge, Railex, Rapido Trains, review, shopping, social media, toytrainset, train set, Uncategorized
Tagged Bachmann, easyjet, Hobby, Hornby, john lydon, johnny rotten, life, loco, low cost, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, ryanair, sexpistols
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Pannier Progress
This past week or two I’ve been busy making an assortment of things from a 7mm guards van to 2mm scale figures. One of the more satisfying projects has been working over four Bachmann panniers. Here’s one of them, originally … Continue reading
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Tagged 31-635, 31-636, 31-637, 64xx, Bachmann, Hornby, pannier
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Pannier Capers & the 64xx
In amongst the flurry of Hornbys releases over the first quarter Bachmann released their latest Great Western design, Colletts 64xx 0-6-0T Pannier. These were a derivative of the earlier 54xx, very much the same engine but with larger diameter wheels. … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, critic, DCC, dcc sound, Forest of Dean, Great Western, hobbies, Hornby, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, research, review, social media, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged 31-635, 31-636, 31-637, 64xx, Bachmann, Branch Line, Canon, Forest of Dean, Hobby, Hornby, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, Railway Modeller
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J15 R3232 Red Box Review
One of the latest items released by Hornby is the Great Eastern Wordsell designed Y14. The type first entered service in 1883 and was reclassified to arguably its more common designation of J15 after Grouping by the London & North … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, blogger, DCC, dcc sound, Eastern Region, hobbies, Hornby, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, r3232, review, social media, Uncategorized
Tagged Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, design clever, great eastern, HO, Hobby, Hornby, hornby r3232, j15, life, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, r3232, Railway Modeller, toytrainset, wordsell
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And relaaaax….
Its been a bit quiet on the blog front of late, and that’s because I’ve been working on a large writing and modelling project with my good friend Paul Lunn. It has re-fired the brain cells though with quite a … Continue reading
Posted in Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, DCC, dcc sound, Exhibition, film, hobbies, humour, Layout, life, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, modeling, Modelling, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, social media, toytrainset, train set, Uncategorized
Tagged Bachmann, blog, Branch Line, Exhibition, Forest of Dean, HO, Hobby, Hornby, humour, Layout, life, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, photography, Railway Modeller
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We could be Hero’s*
A bit of a sad start to the new year, with the hobby losing two elder statesmen, who played their part in the development of the UK’s hobby. Firstly John Brewer, who was editor of Railway Modeller, and who kindly … Continue reading
Posted in Chris Nevard, hero, history, hobbies, life, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, social media, television, Uncategorized
Tagged Hobby, legacy, life, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, people, Railway Modeller
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2014, Year of the Shelfie ..
2014 the year of the Shelfie, and a note to say thank you for taking the time to read this blog over the year. Its been quite a busy year, right the way through as far as modelling projects go, … Continue reading
Posted in 2014, blog, blogger, blogging, Branch Line, British Rail, critic, DCC, dcc sound, DVD, film, hobbies, Hornby, Kalmbach, Layout, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, n gauge, Narrow Gauge, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, Railex, research, review, selfie, shelfie, social media, train set, Uncategorized
Tagged blog, DVD, Exhibition, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, nevard, OO, photography, publishing, Railway Modeller, train set
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Seasons Greetings
Just a quick note to wish all you readers the seasons greetings as we head towards the end of the year. The picture above is Albion Yard with the first fall of the winter, a good number of you will … Continue reading
Posted in blog, christmas, hobbies, Hornby, Layout, life, media, Midland Region, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, music, Nevard, OO Gauge, Photography, research, Uncategorized, Western Region
Tagged 2014, christmas, Exhibition, fairy tale of new york, Forest of Dean, George Iliffe-Stokes, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, life, malcolm mitchell, mitchell, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, music, nevard, new york, OO, photography, pogues, Railway Modeller, soundcloud, the pogues, tom mitchell
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Finescale Review No.2
In this issue there’s a wide range of subjects covered: Inset and paved trackwork, Brian Harrup modelling in P87, finescale HO. Tyne Dock Hoppers, Pete Hill, etched and whitemetal kits assembled largely with superglue. Working with whitemetal, David Brandreth shows … Continue reading
Posted in blog, magazine, media, Model Railroad, Model Railway, Model Railway Journal, Modelling, OO Gauge, social media, Uncategorized
Tagged blog, HO, Hobby, Hornby, Layout, media, model rail, Model Railroad, Model Railway, OO, Railex, Railway Modeller
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